Well mine does too but I was refering more to the need of one in the display, especially since the volume control indicater has memory issues and makes the volume control less responsive. and yes that is with the latest cwb hooks

The volume indicator doesn't cause the high cpu usage,you can remove it ("Rating Mood Volume" section of the code) and you will see no difference at all.Again,turn off the callback notifications of cwb hooks.

Actually it does have in impact on memory but thats not what I'm saying. I said that with it in my code when I use my keyboard to adjust the volume the volume is not as responsive as when that section of the code is not in it

I think the simplest solution to this debate is if you do not like the volume display, simply remove it from the code. I am in the process of releasing a substantially tweaked version of the 1.8.1 VIP which has been modified to meet my needs. Russel's code is very clean, well organized, and clearly labeled so that it should not be that difficult for one to adjust it to meet one's needs. If you are stuck and cannot figure out how to tweak a portion of his code to your liking, Russel and others are very responsive to such issues and simply post your problem here, and I am confident that it will be timely responded to with the assistance you request. I indicated to Russel that I did not need the volume indicator in the new version b/c I use kernal streaming and therefore do not adjust foobar volume through the computer. However, Russel decided that he wanted to have such a display, which clearly is his entitlement as the creator of this code. The volume indicator is easily removed from his code and can be replaced with whatever information one desires to display (on my moded version, I am playing around with displaying total tracks in the Queue in place of the volume display and/or hotness and have removed the buttons feature, decreasing rating code, track number display, and several other portions of Russel's code). The beauty of foobar is you can customize it as you see fit to meet your needs.

Yep,i agree.I think the best way for those who don't need certain features is to wait for an alternative version from Stuart.Maybe he will be so kind to pull an alternative version for V 1.9 too (if you ask him nicely).

I'm not complaining as I mod it to suite my needs and taste anyways. I'm letting you know of some issues I've come across with it, thats all

No problem at all, and I think constructive comments, like yours, benefit us all because they only improve the end result. I just wanted to interject the rather obvious point that arguing about whether the display should or should not have certain information displayed does not advance anything and is really a personal issue which should be addressed by tweaking the code to a person's particular preferences. I will release my version as soon as it is done (very soon).

I´ve installed al the requested fonts, and i'm using Vista Inspirat theme config for the display, and i've updated all the necessary components,but i can't seem to discover how to fix the font type used so it doesn't look like this. Can you help me,plz?

I´ve installed al the requested fonts, and i'm using Vista Inspirat theme config for the display, and i've updated all the necessary components,but i can't seem to discover how to fix the font type used so it doesn't look like this. Can you help me,plz?

It's obviously that LCD fonts and Symbolix aren't installed on your system.Open charmap.exe and check that you have these fonts installed:LCD,LCDmono,LCD2,LCDmono2 and Symbolix.

This brings many ideas to mind... Place some usable buttons in that sphere and you could have yourself a very small and almost skinned foobar. Something like that with the inclusion of a Toaster-like component would be quite nice for day-to-day playback.

Looking at the versions made by Zetto and Stuart60611 gave me an idea to release a "Script development kit" (SDK) for home stereo panel,so that everyone could just easily take pieces of my codeand create their own home stereo panels with custom graphics,alignment,font sizes,backgrounds etc.It will contain a variaty of txt files every of which containing some feature,like progressbar,verticalprogressbar,playtime etc.The user will just take the pieces that he\she wants to use and put it inside their code.I'm planning to release it on sunday,and i really want to see what you guys will come up with.Take care.

Thank you,are the images from your site are yours too?They are truly amazing.Only one request:in your post could you add "box" to the [code][/code] section ( ex: codebox) so it will be easier for ppl to copy your code?

It's the "Relative format quality" indicator.It indicates the quality of playing item relatively to it's format.For example mp3 320 kb/s will give you full bar as it's best quality available for mp3 format,but mpc 320 kb/swill give you partly filled bar as it's not format's best quality.

Well it took some time to turn the code into separate stand alone pieces,but finally it's here.The script developing kit will allow you to create your own HSD with custom alignment,graphics etc.It includes all the items used in current versions plus a couple from the past ones.It's the first version,if i'll get some good feedback on this,i'll continue to develop it further.Have fun,and show the world what are you capable of.